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Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 12:51 PM.

Book Lover’s Club

The Coastal Library Book Lover’s Club will be held from 10-11 a.m. Feb. 12 in the community room of the Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. New members are welcome along with their friends. Book to be discussed is “In the Sanctuary of Outcasts” by Neil White Jackie. Call 267-2809 or visit www.youseemore.com/walton.

The Amernet String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University, presents a weekend of chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16 in Town Hall at Rosemary Beach. Tickets are $35 at sinfoniagulfcoast.org.

Caring & Sharing of South Walton County will have a Fashion Show and Lunch from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Sandestin Linkside Conference Center. Proceeds will benefit the Caring & Sharing Pantry. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at 850-267-2866. They are located at 112 Lynn Drive in Santa Rosa Beach and are open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon.

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach will hold the following tours. All programs except Breakfast with a Ranger require a $6 entry admission into the park. Outside tours are canceled during severe weather. For information, call 267-8330.

• Jan. 26: Learn what type of creatures, on land and sea, can be found in this area at 2 p.m.

Adventure Club

• Jan. 26: Bike ride on Pensacola Beach at 10 a.m. Meet in the parking area under the beach ball looking water tower. Lunch at a nearby restaurant. Call 255-1040.
• Jan. 26: Bike ride in Panama City at 10 a.m. Meet at the Econo Lodge motel on U.S. 98. Lunch at nearby restaurant. Call 974-95991.
• Jan. 30: Bike ride at 10 a.m. on Navarre Beach. Meet at the parking area near Sailors Grill Restaurant. Bring a picnic lunch. Call 736-3909.
• Jan. 31: Bike ride at 3 p.m. in Niceville in the Bluewater Bay Resort/Subdivision. Meet at the parking area for the golf course club house. Supper after at nearby restaurant. Call 897-6756.
• Feb. 2: Bike ride at 10 a.m. in Milton on the Blackwater Heritage Rails-to-Trails bike path. Meet at the trailhead behind the Truly Spokin’ Bicycle Shop on Hwy 87 NORTH. Lunch after at a nearby restaurant. Call 581-4591.

Florida Trail Association

The Florida Trail Association will hold the following events. Visit www.choctaw.floridatrail.org or call the listed number.

• Jan. 26: A 3, 5, or 8 mile hike at 9 a.m. in Point Washington State Forrest near Santa Rosa Beach. Call 302-528-8284 or 816-916-5736.
• Jan. 26: A 4-mile night hike around Karick Lake at 5 p.m. with dinner following at the Gator Café in Baker. Call 651-0902 or 682-6098.

Wildlife lighting workshop

Participants will learn about threatened and endangered sea turtles that nest in Walton County and see how different types of lights affect the turtles at a Wildlife Friendly Lighting Workshop at 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at the District 5 Commissioner/South Walton Extension Office, 70 Logan Lane in Santa Rosa Beach.

Town meeting

Walton County District 5 County Commissioner Cindy Meadows will hold a South Walton Town meeting from 8-9 a.m. Jan. 29 at the Great Southern Café in Seaside to discuss general issues or concerns in regard to spring break. Call 231-2978.

Prime Time programs

Walton County Library “Prime Time” programs continue at 10 a.m. Wednesdays at the Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. Program brochures are available at the Coastal library and posted on www.youseemore.com/walton. Register early at 267-2809.

• Jan. 30: Dr. David Ott presents “Evening in Vienna,” music of Mozart & Beethoven, music and times at the end of the 18th century in Vienna.
• Feb. 6: Fred Bassett will present “Alabama and Florida Hummingbirds — A lot more than you might think,” discussing ruby-throated hummingbirds in depth.
• Feb. 13: Act 4 Murder Mystery Theater presented by Paula Hilton, actress, director and screenwriter on stage.
• Feb. 20: Diane Merkel, historian and author of DeFuniak Springs, will speak on Walton County History.
• Feb. 27: Jennifer Jones, owner of “Nature of the Beach,” will present a power point presentation on native plants, pollinators, wildlife and you.
• March 6: Charlene Grafton presents a health related topic titled; “The Importance of Your Family Health History.”

Seminar

Arbor Wealth Management, LLC will host “2013 Market Outlook: Retirement and Income Generation” at 10 a.m. and also at 5 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Arbor Wealth Conference Room. Firm founder and principal Margaret R. McDowell, ChFC®, AIF, will lead a Power Point presentation that provides an overview of anticipated market trends in 2013. Income generation and investment strategies outlined are most appropriate for investors with $250,000 or more of investable assets. Refreshments will be served. Call 608-6121 to reserve seating.

Teen Team

A Teen Team meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the community room of the Coastal Branch Library in Santa Rosa Beach. Join this group for engaging ideas, plan new events, meet other teens. Look forward to appearances from special guests; enjoy good food, crafts and more. Mary Ann Loiselle; director of Grand Blvd. and Rehabilitation Center, and two nurses will speak Jan. 31. Through Feb. 11, the Teen Team will accept donations of new socks to make a “sock cake” to donate to the nursing home. Call 267-2809.

Baytowne on Ice

The ice skating rink at The Village of Baytowne Wharf will be open through Jan. 31 at the Apex Broadcasting Skating Pavilion. For $10 guests can skate for an hour and a half. Skate rental is $2. The first hour of each day is reserved for "kids skate" for youth 12 and under. Season passes are available for $140. Call 816-682-1003 for times and special skating packages.

FEBRUARY

Tasting of Champions

The Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation’s Tasting of Champions to benefit children in need in Northwest Florida will be held from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 1 in the Coral Ballroom at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf & Beach Resort. Sample more than 600 South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival entries. Tickets are $50 at dcwaf.org.

History tour

Learn about the early history of the park and local area while on a guided tour around Camp Helen’s restored historical buildings from 10-10:45 a.m. Feb. 2. The tour is free with paid park admission fee of $4 per vehicle. Call 233-5059 for more information.

Francesco Attesti Concert

The South Walton Rotary Club will host an evening with Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist Francesco Attesti at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Santa Rosa Beach Community Church, 3524 US Highway 98 West in Santa Rosa Beach. Proceeds will benefit a medical mission in Tela, Honduras, that the South Walton Rotary Club has sponsored each year since 2010. Medical doctors, dentists, nurses and assistants led by South Walton Rotary Club member Rodney Durand, MD provide medical assistance and care to residents of Tela each year for a week. Eventually, it is the Club’s objective to open a diabetic treatment facility in Tela. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at https://www.xorbia.com/e/swr/attesti.

• Feb. 7: Monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Room 132 of the new Student Services Center at the main campus of Northwest Florida State College, 100 College Blvd. in Niceville. Program will be on the New Birds of Prey Aviary and Rehabilitation Program at the E. O. Wilson Biophilia Center near Freeport. The meeting is free and open to the public, although students under age 14 must be accompanied by a parent. Call 582-7064.
• Feb. 16: See wintering loons, grebes, ducks, waxwings, and the usual resident species, on a bird walk at Bluewater Bay, Raintree, and White Point. Meet at the Bluewater Winn-Dixie at 7:30 a.m. Call 897-2666.

Evening with Cardiac Experts

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast will host ''An Evening with the Cardiac Experts” from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Café Thirty-A in Seagrove Beach. The free event will feature a brief presentation on the expanded heart and vascular services now available at Sacred Heart and Q&A with a panel of cardiac experts. Complimentary heart-healthy hors d’oeurves and libations will be served. RSVP by Feb. 4 at sacredheart.event@gmail.com or 278-3030.

Wine Women and Shoes Vintner Dinners

Intimate dinners featuring world-class wines and regional chefs will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 in private homes in Destin, Sandestin, Bluewater Bay and Panama City Beach. For tickets, visit winewomenandshoes.com/sinfonia.

Wine, Women & Shoes

The Magnolia Ballroom at Sandestin's Village of Baytowne Wharf is transformed into a shopping, wine and fashion paradise for the Wine, Women & Shoes Fashion Show, Shopping and Wine Extravaganza at 2 p.m. Feb. 10. Event benefits Sinfonia Gulf Coast and Sinfonia’s Music Education Program. Tickets are $65 at winewomenandshoes.com/sinfonia.

ECPRO

Emerald Coast Public Relations Organization will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Best Western Beachfront, 380 Santa Rosa Blvd. on Okaloosa Island for its Winter Membership Social. Free appetizers will be provided and drinks will be offered at happy hour pricing courtesy. Cost is $10 per person. RSVP by Jan. 31 at 240-7241 or email at mitravashi@gmail.com.

Book Lover’s Club

The Coastal Library Book Lover’s Club will be held from 10-11 a.m. Feb. 12 in the community room of the Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. New members are welcome along with their friends. Book to be discussed is “In the Sanctuary of Outcasts” by Neil White Jackie. Call 267-2809 or visit www.youseemore.com/walton.

The Amernet String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University, presents a weekend of chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16 in Town Hall at Rosemary Beach. Tickets are $35 at sinfoniagulfcoast.org.

MARCH

Wild Game/Seafood Dinner

The Point Washington United Methodist Men's Group will host its annual Wild Game and Seafood Dinner at 6 p.m. March 9 at the church, 1290 N. County Highway 395 in Santa Rosa Beach. Cost is $20. The event is open to men and women, and there will be music from the church Praise Band and door prizes. Guest speaker will be John Riley, an inspirational speaker with a unique God-given ability to communicate great Biblical truth in a simple and understanding manner. Church members, hunters and fishermen, will cook their game or catch with special recipes. For ticket information call 231-4928 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or email ptwumc@embarqmail.com.

Sinfonia: Bond and Beyond

The Sinfonia celebrates its seventh season (007) and 50 years of James Bond at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island. Featured will be the music that made the Bond films famous with award-winning singer Debbie Gravitte, who joins the orchestra to perform Bond favorites such as "Diamonds Are Forever," "Secret Agent Man," "Goldfinger," and more. Tickets are $125 at sinfoniagulfcoast.org.

Pajama Time Story Time

Join storyteller Ms. Cheryl at 6 p.m. every Monday in the children’s room of the Coastal Library for some bedtime stories in your pajamas. This will be a quiet time for little readers to relax to a bedtime story in the comfort of their caretaker’s arms. Call 267-2809.

Yoga Express

In celebration of the 30A Songwriters Fest, yoga classes will be offered at 9 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sundays at The Studio in Seaside. The drop in rate is $15; mats and towels are available.

Baby Boot Camp

Boot Camp in Santa Rosa Beach offers a 55-minute workout designed specifically to help new and seasoned moms with stroller-age children get back into shape after having a baby at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings and at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays.

723 Whiskey Bravo, 3031 E. County Hwy. 30-A in the heart of Old Seagrove, offers a Low Country Shrimp Boil with boiled shrimp or crawfish and all the fixin’s plus live music from 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Call 213-0015.

Get your pick of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, native plants and other unique offerings during Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon in the Amphitheatre behind Raw & Juicy. Enjoy special cooking demos and activities.

Amateur Radio Club

The Chautauqua Amateur Radio Club of DeFuniak Springs/Walton County meets at 6:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month at McLean's Restaurant near I10 and 331 South. This club welcomes new and old Ham Radio operators. There are no business meetings on these Tuesdays. We have classes and a great time together. Call 892-2562 or email kj4jah@arrl.net.

Rotary Club of South Walton

The Rotary Club of South Walton meets for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. each Thursday morning at the Embassy Suites, Scenic Hwy. 98 in Miramar Beach. Visiting Rotarians and their guests are welcome. Call 267-2929.

Herman Lodge

Herman Lodge #108 Free and Accepted Masons will meet at 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of each month on Madison Street in Freeport. Call 835-2314.

Eastern Star

The Order of the Eastern Star #281 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of each month at Herman Lodge on Madison Street in Freeport. Call 835-2314.

SHRM Chapter

A Society of Human Resource Management Chapter in Walton County will meet at 8 a.m. the first Thursday of the month at TJ’s Table in Freeport. The group is open to all individuals involved in any aspect of human resources. Email rpazik@jobsplus02.com or call 892-8668, ext. 215.

Town Planters

The Town Planters of Freeport will meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Blount House on Kylea Laird Road. Call 835-5611.